Chapter 105: Elder Marth Part 1

"There are specialisation classes for all cultivation occupations which include pill making, weapon forging and rune scribing, but the Aria Branch of Akegria Academy isn't the best at those. You can join the fighter class, that is joined by most students and there is also a Mage Class that has a few students within it, while other classes will require the ones leading the class to seek out students" informed him the young man that was working at the Specialisation Hall and was most likely an academy helper.

"Where are the buildings for all of these specialisation classes," asked Damian directly who knew that the building he was currently in was too small for all of those specialisation classes.

"They are all within the vicinity of this building and you should be able to find them quite easily" answered the young man.

"Alright, thanks" thanked Damian as he left the specialisation hall straight away, wanting to visit the different classes and not wasting any time.

As he left the building, that was quite large and had all the connections and links to the different specialisations, Damian began to walk around the area and saw all different kinds of buildings and areas that were designated to different specialisations.

[Hmmm, there seems to be a blacksmith there, but it seems to be a private blacksmith that is owned by a single person and not by the academy. So the owner can probably do as they please even though they are in the academy] thought Damian to himself as he headed towards it.

He didn't have much to fear within the academy with his status, that had been elevated by his master, and his strength and reputation that were incredible for his age.

It said that it was closed from the outside, but Damian could clearly see that there was someone inside from the light and the sparks, so he knocked on the door.

No one answered the door so he proceeded to knock a second time, and after nobody answered, he continued to knock until the blacksmith inside finally exploded.

"Stop knocking on my door before I come out there and crush you" roared a voice from within the blacksmith.

The voice was deep and loud as it resounded throughout the area, but Damian continued to knock unafraid of his threat.

"Look over there it seems someone else has angered Elder Marth" pointed out a student to his friend as they walked past.

"Isn't that Damian, he is going to be in big trouble and even if his master if the great elder, he won't be here in time to save him" recognised the other student as they slowed down and observed what was going to happen from a distance.

Many students watched what was going to happen as Damian who didn't know what was going on stood there, waiting to see who the blacksmith was. 

Opening the door, Damian saw the biggest person that he had ever seen in his life.

He was almost 3 metres tall and had a burly figure with enormous arms and a bushy beard as the figure looked down at Damian with a furious expression.

"You disrupted my blacksmithing and now you must compensate me or you will pay with your blood, sweat and tears," said the blacksmith as he grabbed Damian by his collar and carried him into the building with ease as he closed the door behind him.

Damian was baffled and shocked by what was going on and the size of the man that he had just seen, and was too slow to activate his Internal Energy before he was grabbed. But even if he could use his Internal Energy, he wouldn't have had a chance in the slightest to fight off the monster before him.

"The blacksmith has found another victim," said the students as they began to spread the rumours of Damian falling prey to the blacksmith.

Damian was thrown onto the ground as the blacksmith then threw an apron at him.

"You can choose, either give me 1000 contribution points for my losses, or you will work for me until I feel like you have compensated me with your blood, sweat and tears," said the blacksmith to Damian who was still shocked by what was going on.

Calming down, Damian stood up from the corner that he was thrown into and didn't circulate his Internal Energy, as he knew that the blacksmith would be able to sense it and even if he did, he wouldn't be able to do much with it.

[I can use this opportunity to maybe get a bow and from what he said and as an elder of the academy he won't kill me. Or so I hope] thought Damian to himself as he stood up with a calm expression.

Damian looked to be nearly half the height of the man before him and in terms of overall size he was many times smaller, but he wasn't intimidated in the slightest, and from what he had learnt of the wide world and the vast universe, there was no need to be afraid of anyone.

"What have you lost and how was it my fault," asked Damian as he walked over to the man and stood before him.

The large blacksmith, that was not only intimidating in terms of power and size but also in terms of influence, as he was an elder, was puzzled by how Damian could still be calm.

He seemed to only be an average Outer Academy and although he seemed quite powerful for his age, it wasn't anything exceptional in the lower levels, and yet he wasn't afraid of him.

"Do you know who I am?" asked the blacksmith as he looked down at Damian and was confused as to why he wasn't afraid.

"Not really, but I would like a bow and you have a few in here right" answered Damian shamelessly, knowing that if he didn't ask he wouldn't get.

The blacksmith didn't know how to react to Damian who was not only not afraid, but was also brave enough to ask for a bow without offering anything.

"Hahahaha, I have never seen a student as weird and crazy as you before" said the blacksmith as he burst out into laughter.